Article by Costi Prună – Published on Monday, 27 October 2025, 15:04 / Updated on Monday, 27 October 2025 15:04
Dinamo is in last place in the Champions League men's handball group, and coach Paulo Pereira (60) has revealed that some players have been fined for being fat.
After 6 matches in the Champions League, Dinamo remained with zero points, even if in some games, the Romanian champion was close to producing surprises.
In a group with Fuchse Berlin, Aalborg, Veszprem, Sporting Lisbona, Kielce, Kolstad and Nantes, Dinamo has the worst track record in the competition and risks not qualifying for the play off for the quarter finals.
Paulo Pereira: “We need time to build a good team at Dinamo”
The coach of Dinamo, the Portuguese Paulo Pereira, explained after the lost match with Kielce, score 24-28, what is happening with Dinamo.
“We have to accept and understand that some teams are better, otherwise we don't know anything about handball. We will continue to work, train to improve our game. If we don't improve our expression, we will continue to lose. We need time to build a good team at Dinamo, but the mentality must be changed.
At the national team of Portugal I succeeded in 10 years. If you work, you succeed, if you don't, you have no chance. The world has to be patient and even if the players fight in all the matches, sometimes the opponent is better,” said Paulo Pereira.
Paulo Pereira: “I don't discriminate at Dinamo!”
Paulo Pereira said that only those who deserve to play at Dinamo, regardless of name or nationality, and revealed that some players are fat, and for this reason they were fined according to the internal order regulation. Two of the overweight players from Dinamo are the goalkeeper Samir Bellahcene and the pivot Mikloș Rosta, but other athletes have also been warned that they need to lose weight.
“For me, there are no Romanian or foreign players at Dinamo. Whoever is ready to play will play, whoever isn't, won't play. There are players who have been fined by the club because they are fat and cannot play at this level. I don't discriminate against Dinamo, but some people don't care if they improve their game. We will see what we will do next”, said Paulo Pereira.
In the 7th stage of the Champions League, Dinamo will play on November 13, away from Nantes.
In the National League, Dinamo is in 2nd place with 8 points after 6 stages and will play on November 7 with Minaur Baia Mare.
